I am super excited to be attending OnStage Local in Fort Worth, Texas this weekend! My mother-in-law, daughter, and I are loading up the car early Friday morning and the picking up a teammate in north Austin and driving northward! I have rehearsals for my OnStage presentation that afternoon, so we will stop for lunch and then after rehearsals we will go to the house we are renting for the team-- so fun! It's like a huge crafting slumber party!

So, I didn't think I had participated in many swaps, but when it's all said and done, I should come home with about 60 swaps-- which is awesome! I signed up for two sets of ATCs (Artisan Trading Cards) which are like mini works of art (baseball card size). For these I went more mixed media, as that seems to be the trend-- so Brusho all the way!

Then I did a fun fold swap and had to feature one of my favorite fun folds- the Flap Fold but this time with the Petal Palette suite. I just love that little birdie! For directions and measurements on this fold, check out my previous post here.

Then I did one regular full card swap and for that I went with the theme of CentreStage (our leadership dinner), which is 1988, celebrating the 30th anniversary of Stampin' Up!

And my final swaps were for a shoebox swap at the house (think simple) but they showcase how to use the Stamparatus to do the "hinge step" which makes an ombre look down the side of the card. Fun right?

Now, if you want to follow along with all the fun, make sure you are following my Facebook page here!! I will be posting there all weekend!

And if you want to get a sneak peek at the annual catalog (out for customers on June 1) then you need to become a demonstrator and join my team! Not only can you see the catalog on Monday, April 9th, but you would get projects from the suite I am showcasing on Saturday for the April team meeting packet and you can order from the new catalog on May 1st!

Hope you do something crafty this weekend- I know I will be!Happy crafting,​Melissa